This recipe first appeared in Food magazine issue 75.
Homemade tomato sauce
It's easier than you think to create delicious homemade tomato sauce from scratch with this recipe. Serve alongside fish and chips, pies or fries
- 2 hrs 30 mins cooking
- Makes 1 litre
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Ingredients
- 3 1/2 kilogram tomatoes, chopped
- 3 onions, peeled and chopped
- 8 clove garlic, chopped
- 3 cup sugar
- 3 cup malt vinegar
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoon pickling spice
Method
- 1Place the tomatoes, onions, garlic, sugar, vinegar and salt in a large pan. Place the pickling spice in a square of muslin and tie it closed with string. Add the spice bag to the pan.
- 2Bring the tomato mixture to the boil and boil it steadily, stirring it occasionally, for 2-2½ hours, or until the mixture is thick and pulpy. Discard the muslin bag of pickling spice.
- 3Press the mixture through a sieve to remove the tomato seeds and skins. Return the sauce to the pan and boil it for a further 5 minutes.
- 4Pour the sauce through a funnel into sterilised bottles while it is hot and seal them. Store the bottles of sauce in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight until ready to use.
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